Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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